Business
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Disney tells shareholders to reject Nelson Peltz, other activists’ nominees to board
Disney directors said Nelson Peltz "had not actually presented a single strategic idea for Disney," and that his experience was not in the media or...
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Mark Zuckerberg to be deposed in Texas suit targeting Meta of ‘secretly harvesting’ facial recognition without customer consent
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2022, accused Meta of “secretly harvesting” biometric data from its users in violation of state law.
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Bill Ackman warns Democrats after landslide Iowa caucus win that ‘Trump is going to crush Biden’
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman reacted to former President Donald Trump's landslide victory in Monday's Iowa caucuses by warning Democrats that...
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Microsoft boss Satya Nadella insists tech giant has ‘no issue’ with OpenAI structure despite Sam Altman drama
“What we just want is good stability,” Nadella said during an event at the World Economic Forum.
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Fatburger owner to raise prices, trim hours as California hikes minimum wage
The owner of four Fatburger franchises in Los Angeles hiked menu prices, trimmed workers’ hours and scrapped paid time off to offset an impending...
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Lawmakers reach $78B deal that includes boosting child tax credit as shutdown looms
The $78 billion package would temporarily expand the Child Tax Credit and boost the low-income housing tax credit while also bringing back a range...
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Restaurant Brands to buy largest US Burger King franchisee for $1B in effort to drive profits
Burger King-owner Restaurant Brands International is acquiring the largest franchisee of the fast food chain, Carrols Restaurant Group, for $1...
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Google lays off ‘several hundred’ from ad sales team as employees grumble over downsizing
Philipp Schindler, Google's chief business officer, circulated a memo announcing that "several hundred" employees would be out of a job.
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JetBlue’s $3.8B deal to buy Spirit Airlines blocked over anticompetitive fears
The ruling marked a victory for the Biden administration in its efforts to preserve competition among the lowest cost airlines.
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Ben & Jerry’s board demands permanent cease-fire in Gaza war
Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's is once again wading into the political hot potato that is the Middle East conflict.
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Liquor giant Diageo settles legal feud with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs over racism claims
Liquor giant Diageo settled its legal battle with Sean "Diddy" Combs seven months after the rapper accused the company of racist tactics that...
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This was the average US home price from the ‘40s through the ‘80s – How much did one cost in the decade you were born?
The cost of American homes has skyrocketed over the years due to inflation, and you may be amazed at just how much the market has changed over the...